I make pancakes for breakfast just about every Sunday morning. The ritual feeds my love for breakfast foods and lets me try out a new pancake recipe every week. Some are better than others, but pancakes always bring a certain amount of comfort. I'd probably eat them for every meal if I could justify it, and if I didn't hate the process of standing over the stove and flipping so much.
These pancakes have a denser texture than most pancakes due to the oats and whole wheat flour, but they also taste a whole lot like a piece of banana nut bread (one of my childhood favorites). You make the batter in the blender (the only way I make pancake batter anymore) and cook them the same way that you would cook any other pancake on a griddle.
I don't have a pancake griddle, which is a large part of the reason why I have so much disdain for the pancake-making process, so I just use a non-stick pan and then transfer the finished pancakes to a baking pan in a warm oven (a trick I learned from my stepmom years ago). All the pancakes stay warm until I'm finished making the last one, so no one gets any cold pancakes and the cook gets to sit down and eat breakfast with everyone else.
I served these with some fresh blueberries, roughly chopped walnuts, and maple syrup. By the time we finished our pancakes, C and I were both full, but still wanted about 10 more of these.
Banana Nut Pancakes (Make about 6 medium-sized pancakes)
1 ripe banana
3/4 cup almond milk (low-fat regular and soy work just fine)
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon almond butter (I use the unsalted crunchy version)
3 Tablespoons plain nonfat Greek yogurt
2 Tablespoons walnuts, toasted and chopped
Preheat your oven to about 200-250 degrees (or the "warm" setting if you have it). Place a piece of parchment on a half sheet pan and put the pan in the oven.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat while you prepare the pancake batter. You won't need any butter or oil if you use a good non-stick pan. If you don't have one, you can coat your pan with a layer of vegetable oil or use a good cooking spray so that the pancakes don't stick.
You'll need to experiment with your own stovetop - mine is fine with medium heat for the first half of the pancakes, but then I need to turn it down or the pancakes start burning.
1. Add all the ingredients, except the walnuts, to a blender. Mix on medium-high speed for about 30 seconds, until all the ingredients look incorporated.
2. Start making pancakes! Pour the batter directly from the pitcher of the blender onto the hot pan. Sprinkle a few pieces of chopped walnuts directly on the pancake. Wait for the little bubbles to form across the surface of the pancake, check the underside to make sure it's brown (it will take a couple minutes), and then flip it over.
3. When you've finished using all the batter, take the pan out of the oven and distribute the pancakes to the plates. Spread a little vegetable oil spread (like Earth Balance) on the pancakes if you like, and serve with some fresh fruit and nuts of your choice and maple syrup.
| Nutrition Facts | ||||||
Serving Size 82 g | ||||||
Amount Per Serving | ||||||
Calories 137 Calories from Fat 38 | ||||||
% Daily Value* | ||||||
Total Fat 4.3g 7% | ||||||
Trans Fat 0.0g | ||||||
Cholesterol 0mg 0% | ||||||
Sodium 89mg 4% | ||||||
Total Carbohydrates 21.2g 7% | ||||||
Dietary Fiber 3.2g 13% | ||||||
Sugars 3.7g | ||||||
Protein 4.9g | ||||||
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